Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $89K, rent takes 23.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,244/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new environmental scientists and specialists, including healths typically earn — is $69K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,148/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $89K locally vs. $82K nationally, a 8% difference.

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area pays $89K median vs. the U.S. average of $82K — that’s +8%.

The median is $89,160 a year, that works out to about $43 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $69,140, and experienced environmental scientists and specialists, including healths can clear $113,320. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,320/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,244/month, which eats 23.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median environmental scientists and specialists, including health salary is worth about $89,160 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.